Added: 28th September 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 30 Comments:0
"And I will surely hide My face in that day." (Deuteronomy 31:18) When we transgress our covenant with G-d it is our own feelings of remorse and self disappointment that create a distance between ourselves and G-d, causing Him to hide His countenance from us. But this terrifying sense of...
Added: 24th September 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 51 Comments:0
"Even if you are dispersed in the ends of heaven, from there will HaShem your G-d gather you in, and from there He will take you." (Deuteronomy 30:4) Parashat Nitzavim, the final parasha before Rosh HaShana, contains within in the Divine promise that G-d's children will repent, and that, having...
Added: 15th September 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 47 Comments:0
The joy of being in the land of Israel, as expressed through the simple act of bringing the first fruits to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and expressing our gratitude to G-d. When all is said and done, fulfilling our own G-d given role in life, and accepting with joy all that He has granted us, is...
Added: 11th September 2008 Posted By:aishaudio Views: 96 Comments:0
This is a remarkable example of "tikkun olam" (fixing the world) and kindness - a 97-year-old lady that feeds 1000s of families with chickens for Shabbat. A modern-day hero for the Jewish families in need. (source: Aish HaTorah)
Added: 7th September 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 64 Comments:0
"Remember what Amalek did to you along the way as you came out of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 25:19) G-d wants us to be on fire in the way we serve Him, but Amalek, the enemy of G-d, wants to "cool" us off, enticing us to trade in our passion for walking in G-d's way, with complacency with doing the...
